THM, Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free, That's Me!

Back in March (?- nope it was June; I made the commitment in March though I didn't tell many people) I posted about going gluten-free, and dairy-free. I posted a few bits on making my own coconut milk, almond milk, oat milk and perhaps a few other non-dairy milks. The first link shows how I made dairy-free cream cheese with nuts. 

Around the same time a friend, Jeanine, started bragging {oh, yes, down-right bragging- okay fine, it wasn't that bad- I was just jealous} on Facebook about how she was eating desserts all the time and feeling great. And losing weight. At the time, I didn't really care if I lost much weight; I was comfortable. But I couldn't stand having headaches and other issues that I now know were related to the "semi-healthy" food I was eating. 

Enter Trim Healthy Mama. Go ahead, laugh at the title. For those who judge the book by its cover {or in this case, title}, we get the last laugh. But it's really not funny. This book has such awesome information that really would help so many people. Here are some links to help you see the awesomeness of this book: Gwen's Nest {my second 'exposure' to THM- seriously, just follow her whole blog- read it}, Pinterest THM {need a visual to see -haha! literally- how good THM is? this is the place} and of course, the THM Facebook group {so much good stuff, it just goes so excruciatingly fast!}.

THM on Pinterest

Now, I'm sure there are many diets out that many will say 'work great' but the thing is, most of them you can't commit to for life. It's a temporary diet. Diet. .. D. i. e. t... Oh, perhaps that's what is wrong with this whole thing. People are often worried to try a new 'diet'. Well, my friends, every single time you try something new -even a new 'once on the lips, forever on the hips' yummy dessert- that's a diet. A diet is simply the way you eat. You are always on a diet. It's tough but that word needs to have its meaning given back! It's not a dirty word!

Anyway, I think I'm getting carried away. 

I tried to go back to eating some gluten and dairy this past month. I even told Jeanine {who knows I am a weenie and don't eat gluten and dairy *wink*} that I think it was starting to be 'okay' to eat those things again. Well, I was wrong. I've had headaches, puffy face {no one can tell but me- it's more of a feeling that a visual thing} and the horrid stomach issues that I'd had before. Interestingly, since doing THM since mid-April, the 25# I've lost have stayed gone. 

So I'm going back to going gluten-free and mostly dairy-free. I can eat cottage cheese {thankfully!}. This weekend I made coconut milk and yesterday I made more almond milk. This next month I'll have to make sure I stock up on my 'special' foods again. One thing that THM has been so good at for me is helping get rid of the carb cravings -gluten and sugar.